Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics

The CE&B Central Administrative Team

Department Information

CE&B’s central-administration team helps the department thrive despite all challenges!

It offers sound professional support to faculty members, research staff and graduate students.

Eileen Carey
X 22901

Kathy Jones
X 22132

Phone icon   905.525.9140

Department Chair Holger SchünemannX 24931

Department Chair, Holger Schünemann

Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C16
905.525.9140 Ext: 24931
E-mail: chairceb@mcmaster.ca

APT Coordinator and Staff Support for Department Chair

Heather Carr, Tenure and Promotion Coordinator

Administers faculty recruitment, appointment, promotion, tenure and annual
career review procedures.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C17
905.525.9140 X 26004
E-mail: hcarr@mcmaster.ca

Charmaine Fraser, Administrative Coordinator

Provides administrative support to the Department Chair.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C16
905.525.9140 X 24931
E-mail: fraserc@mcmaster.ca

Department Manager Noel FraserX 23331

Department Manager, Noel Fraser

Overall responsibility for planning, managing, and operating the department.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C5B
905.525.9140 Ext: 23331
E-mail: noel.fraser@mcmaster.ca

Human Resources Manager Pat WilsonX 22690

Pat Wilson, Human Resource Manager

Manages all human resource components of department staff.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C5
905.525.9140 X 22690
E-mail: wilsonp@mcmaster.ca

Human resources management: support for drafting staff job descriptions; recruiting, selecting, and orienting new staff; probation monitoring and assistance; performance management; interpreting and applying collective agreements; and health and safety regulations; allocating suitable space, furniture and equipment.

HR Administrative Staff Lynn O'BrienX 22883

Lynn O'Brien, Administrative Assistant - Human Resources

Provides administrative support to human resource and department operating functions.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C1A-3
905.525.9140 X 22883
E-mail: obrienl@mcmaster.ca

Finance Manager Sue GallowayX 22665

Sue Galloway, Finance Manager

Manages all financial components of department research (both pre and post-award) and central operating systems.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C4
905.525.9140 X 22665
E-mail: sgallow@mcmaster.ca

Finance management: reviewing and approving research grant and contract proposals; administering research grant and contract awards with complex demands for reporting and monitoring; account administration (including customized reports to faculty members and granting agencies, and processing thousands of transactions per year); checking and advising on university and FHS policies and procedures.

Finance Administrative Staff

Left to right: Kathy Jones, Pat Smith, Eileen Carey, Linda Clements and Debbie Robinson

Debbie Robinson, Linda Clements, Patricia Smith

Finance Coordinators
Provide financial management and administrative support for research accounts.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C5A
905.525.9140
Debbie Robinson: 22200  |  E-mail: robinsd@mcmaster.ca  |  Room: HSC-2C3
Linda Clements: 20206  |  E-mail: lclemen@mcmaster.ca  |  Room: HSC-2C5A
Patricia Smith: 22662  |  E-mail: psmith@mcmaster.ca  |  Room: HSC-2C5A

Eileen Carey, Administrative Assistant/Financial

Provides financial administrative support for research accounts.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C1A-2
905.525.9140 Ext: 22901
E-mail: ecarey@mcmaster.ca

Kathy Jones, Administrative Secretary/Financial

Provides administrative support for accounts payable and receivable processes.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C1A-1
905.525.9140 Ext: 22132
E-mail: jonesk@mcmaster.ca

Staff Support for the Health Research Methodology Graduate Program.

Kristina Vukelic, Curriculum Coordinator

Manages/administers all HRM courses.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C1
905.525.9140 X 22218
E-mail: kvukel@mcmaster.ca


Kristine Leadbetter, Assistant to the Associate Dean of the HRM Program

Provides administrative support to the HRM Assistant Dean.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C1
905.525.9140 X 26236
E-mail: klead@mcmaster.ca


Lorraine Carroll, Administrative Assistant, Health Sciences Graduate Programs

Administers all student-related activities from admissions to graduation.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 3N10
905.525.9140 X 27718
E-mail: carrl@mcmaster.ca


Staff Support for the Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program

Liz DeGrow, Administrative Assistant,
Public Health and Preventive Medicine Program

Administers all resident-related activities
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2C2
905.525.9140 X 22356
E-mail: degrowe@mcmaster.ca

The department is successful by many measures... the quality, collegiality and productivity of the CE&B faculty; the strength of highly skilled research and administrative staff; and the quality of educational programs and the excellent students they attract.